See 100 Years Of Egyptian Beauty Looks In Over A Minute

"The veil was a way to keep the private private, but in public."

"It was a sign of liberation. She is the pioneer of the Egyptian feminist movement," Assaad said.

"This look was inspired by Umm Kulthum, who is known as the star of the Middle East. She was the most prominent Egyptian singer. She used to hold a handkerchief and express her emotions deeply as she sang," Assaad explained.

"Because of her activism and efforts, women were granted the right to vote by the Egyptian constitution," Assaad explained.

"There was a focus on local economy and local manufacturing. It was also a moment in history where Egypt was liberated from the colonial power, from being a British protectorate. Therefore, there was this idea of adopting particular Western choices, but making them much more conservative to adapt them to local customs and norms," she explained.

"She was literally the sweetheart of the Egyptian screen."

"There was a lot of social dissent against the Open Door policy of President Anwar Sadat. One reason was that he was very Westernized and he allowed a lot of Western norms to infiltrate society. Religiously minded people chose to migrate to the gulf," she explained.

"People started coming back from the gulfs, especially after the first Iraqi War, and with them they brought the much more conservative customs. Sherihan was affected by the religious wave of the ’90s."

"The sartorial choices are representative of this moment. For instance, a lot of the veiled women wanted to wear sleeveless tops, tops that had cleavage, and in order to be able to do so, they would wear long-sleeved tops underneath them. That paired with the conservative minds created the very interesting hybrid fashion."

"One of them is the symbol of the flag that women used to wear as a headband during the protests. During the revolution, the youth fought for the right to be heard, and the right to be heard is embodied in the right to vote in an election that we hope is not corrupt."